Waterloo region and Wellington County remain under a special air quality statement for the fourth straight day Thursday with pollution levels expected to worsen into the evening before potential rainfall and shifting winds could bring some reprieve.
A cyclist has been taken to an out-of-region hospital with what police call “potentially serious injuries” after a crash involving a vehicle in Kitchener.
Firefighters were called to the house on Laurel Street around noon Thursday.
Fire officials have confirmed there were no working smoke alarms at a fatal house fire in Waterloo earlier this week.
Police say no one was seriously hurt when an SUV crashed into the front door of an LCBO in south Kitchener Thursday.
Burn bans are being implemented across southwestern Ontario as hot, dry conditions that have fueled wildfires in northeastern Ontario and Quebec persist.
Several Pride banners in Fergus have been taken down after officials found them vandalized over the last few days.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating another suspicious fire in Mount Forest, bringing the total to four incidents involving five fires since Sunday.
A Hanover, Ont. man is left with life-altering injuries after being stabbed following an overnight dispute, Hanover’s chief of police said on Twitter.
A fire near Hwy. 401 in Kitchener caught the eyes of many passing by Wednesday night.
A hidden village of miniature homes and buildings, nestled along a creek in Ingersoll, has piqued the interest of residents for decades.
Kitchener is hosting a series of watch parties to cheer on basketball star Jamal Murray as his Denver Nuggets take on the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals.
Guelph police are looking for the driver of a white Tesla after they say a teenager was hit by a vehicle downtown.
One unified city – that’s what six Region of Waterloo councillors say they want when it comes to the future of the region’s municipal governance.
The work never stops at Habitat for Humanity when it comes to building affordable homes for families in Waterloo region.
Guelph police are looking for the driver of a white Tesla after they say a teenager was hit by a vehicle downtown.
Months after it arrived, the City of Guelph’s first electric bus is hitting the road to pick up passengers along routes around the city.
Three men have been arrested, and $292,000 in drugs seized after Guelph police say officers discovered a methamphetamine lab just north of the city.
Romance scams have always been around, but they got worse during the pandemic, and fraudsters continue to use social media and dating sites to find victims.
New insurance data shows catalytic converter theft continues to be a huge problem that is showing no signs of slowing down.
An Ontario man with a genetic disorder said he was shocked when he got his latest prescription filled for a medication he has been taking for the past ten years.
Meta is testing a verification program that will charge users on Facebook and Instagram monthly paid subscription fees to have verified accounts.
An Ontario woman is on the hook for nearly $9,000 in damages after her uninsured car was hit while stored in a parking lot.
Even though people may be doing five loads of laundry a week, there is a chance they are doing it wrong.
An Ontario woman was hoping to earn extra money working a side hustle to help her deal with the rising costs of living, but ended up getting caught in an online employment scam.
Drivers can expect to pay more at the pumps this summer as gas prices reach levels not seen since November 2022.
The federal budget implementation bill passed the House of Commons on Thursday, after days of Conservative attempts to block it.
As wildfires rage across Canada in what’s being called an unprecedented season, one expert says there’s more that individuals and communities can do to adapt and prevent forest fires from causing widespread devastation.
The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of an Alberta woman who was unwilling to be vaccinated in order to get a life-saving organ transplant.
In the wake of the Bank of Canada’s unexpected rate hike, economists are pointing to further tightening in the near term.
Rescuers in Washington state are praising the resourcefulness of a 10-year-old girl who survived on her own for more than 24 hours in the rugged terrain of the Cascade mountains after getting lost while out with her family.
Air pollution from wildfires remained well above healthy levels across much of southern and northern Ontario and several communities in British Columbia and Alberta on Thursday.
As bystanders screamed for help, a man with a knife stabbed four young children at a lakeside park in the French Alps on Thursday, assaulting at least one in a stroller repeatedly. The children between 22 months and 3 years old suffered life-threatening injuries, and two adults also were wounded, authorities said.
Government House Leader Mark Holland has unveiled the federal Liberals' plans to make hybrid sittings a permanent feature in the House of Commons.
The decision to search a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two First Nations women and who will fund it remains up in the air a month after a feasibility study was completed.
